Movies like The Guilt Trip (2012)
The best movies like The Guilt Trip (2012) are The Road Within (2014), The Long Dumb Road (2018) and The Last Laugh (2019). If The Guilt Trip hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSideways (2004)7.1/10 from 2,005 votes
- NewestBack to the Goode Life (2019)Released 2019
The Road Within (2014)
A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Long Dumb Road (2018)
Two guys serendipitously meet at a time when they both find themselves at personal crossroads and decide to embark on an unplanned road trip across the American Southwest.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Laugh (2019)
After moving to a retirement home, restless talent manager Al reconnects with long-ago client Buddy and coaxes him back out on the comedy circuit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLand Ho! (2014)
Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz's buddy comedy Land Ho! follows former brothers-in-law Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) as they travel through Iceland. The pair of 70-year-olds find themselves in need of an adventure to break out of their rut, and soon the extroverted Mitch has talked Colin into the trip. Along the way they have various amorous encounters, and attempt to recapture the spirit of their youth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisYouth in Oregon (2017)
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRelative Strangers (2006)
An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMoving McAllister (2007)
Rick Robinson, a law intern, is scheduled to take the bar exam in just four days. Anxious to score points with his boss Mr. McAllister, Rick unwisely agrees to help the man move. The next day, Rick finds himself in a moving van from Miami to Los Angeles, accompanied by McAllister's spoiled niece and her pet pig.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisRoad Hard (2015)
After his movie and television career has run dry, Bruce Madsen (Adam Carolla) is forced to go back on the road playing one dingy comedy club after another, spending endless nights in budget hotel rooms and always flying coach. Amidst trying to revitalize his career, rekindle his love life and put his daughter through college, Bruce knows one thing for sure - he must get off the road. ROAD HARD is the story of that journey.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Last Word (2017)
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLeaving Normal (1992)
Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, she meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPlaying for Keeps (2012)
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Open Road (2009)
Minor leaguer Carlton Garret takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garret when Carlton’s mother becomes sick. Once reunited, Carlton struggles to deal with the series of misadventures caused by his father’s antics. Attempts at bonding come to a head as the mismatched duo make their way from Ohio back home to Houston to reunite the family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSeven Days in Utopia (2011)
Talent can only get you so far. For golfer Luke Chisholm, that turns out to be Utopia, Texas -- where he's left stranded after blowing his pro debut.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisBrother Nature (2016)
Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his potential brother-in-law Todd: a full-time camp counselor with a heart of gold and a wild sense of fun, pining to be Roger's best friend, and ultimately catapulting him into a series of unfortunate events. As Roger tries to take a stand amidst outrageous fishing excursions, propulsive water jetpacks and American history-themed musicals, he realizes that being a part of a new family may be more difficult than he'd thought.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Savages (2007)
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA.C.O.D. (2013)
A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow-up years later, which wreaks new havoc on his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSideways (2004)
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVegas Vacation (1997)
The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Big Year (2011)
Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDrunk Parents (2019)
Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Brats (2013)
Newly engaged, Thomas meets his future father-in-law Gilbert, who has been married for 30 years to Suzanne. Disillusioned Gilbert is convinced that his marriage has meant he's missed out on life. He persuades Thomas not to marry his daughter Lola and encourages him to drop everything else in his life as well. The two men then throw themselves into a new brats' life full of adventure, convinced that freedom is elsewhere. But at what cost do we rediscover our adolescent dreams?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBack to the Goode Life (2019)
A New York banker loses assets and lavish lifestyle due to false accusations. Forced to return to small Georgia hometown and quirky family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuccessful Alcoholics (2010)
Drake and Lindsay are successful alcoholics who may need to rethink their definition of "success."
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
High Road (2012)
Directed by Matt Walsh, a co-founding member of world-renowned comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, High Road showcases a totally improvised script about Glenn “Fitz” Fitzgerald (James Pumphrey), a young man whose loyalties are split among his band, his girlfriend Monica(Abby Elliottt) and selling drugs. After his band breaks up, Fitz finds himself dealing drugs out of his garage and bonding with 16-year-old neighborhood kid Jimmy (Dylan O’Brien). As his former band mates (Zach Woods, Matt L. Jones, Lizzy Caplan) begin finding success and one of his drug deals goes awry, Fitz hits the road with Jimmy. Amid car chases, guns, broken bones, sassy cabbies and a suspicious doctor (Horatio Sanz), Fitz has to navigate their way to safe harbor--and he doesn’t even know about the surprise Monica has in store for him back home!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAre You Here (2013)
When Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben Baker has lost his estranged father, the two return to Ben's childhood home. Once there, they discover Ben has inherited the family fortune, and the ill-equipped duo must battle Ben's formidable sister and deal with his father's gorgeous 25-year old widow.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Extra Man (2010)
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBack in the Day (2014)
Sometimes in order to move forward, you have to go back. And in this raunchy comedy, Jim Owens does just that when he heads home for his high school reunion. In an attempt to relive the glory days with his boys and explore an old romance, he nearly destroys his hometown and friendships.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Guilt Trip?
The closest matches to The Guilt Trip are The Road Within (2014), The Long Dumb Road (2018) and The Last Laugh (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Guilt Trip?
People who watched The Guilt Trip most often go on to The Road Within (2014), The Long Dumb Road (2018) and The Last Laugh (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Guilt Trip?
Sideways (2004), rated 7.1/10 by 2,005 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Guilt Trip?
Back to the Goode Life (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Guilt Trip?
Yes: The Road Within (2014), The Long Dumb Road (2018) and The Last Laugh (2019).
How are movies similar to The Guilt Trip chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Guilt Trip, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.